3D Printing Information Briefs, January 18, 2025: Executives & Supplies – 3DPrint.com

We’re beginning right this moment’s 3D Printing Information Briefs off with some enterprise information, as RadTech introduced a brand new president and board members, Xometry appointed a president and Chief Advertising and marketing Officer, and Michelle Sidwell rejoined Velo3D as Chief Income Officer. We’ll spherical issues out with information about supplies: Sandvik celebrates 50 years of its Osprey powders, and the LEHVOSS Group launched the brand new LUVOPRINT line .

RadTech Broadcasts New President & Board Members

RadTech—The Affiliation for UV+EB Applied sciences is a nonprofit commerce affiliation devoted to secure, environmentally proactive use of UV- and EB-cured supplies in functions like 3D printing and additive manufacturing, electronics, wooden and constructing merchandise, and extra. It has introduced a brand new President, President-Elect and board members, all of whom will serve a two-year time period. First, Mike Bonner of Saint Clair Methods, Inc., has assumed the function of President, succeeding Michael Gould of Rahn USA on the finish of his time period. As well as, Todd Fayne of PepsiCo was elected as President-Elect, and can take workplace on January 1, 2027. The affiliation thanks the outgoing Board members for his or her contributions: Neil Cramer, Arkema; Jonathan Graunke, INX Worldwide; Eric Nelson, 3M; Jake Staples, Wausau Coated Merchandise; and Dan Theiss, Procter & Gamble.

The next folks have been elected by RadTech membership as the latest members of the Board of Administrators:

• Chris Seubert, Ford Motor Firm
• Clémentine Champagne, Sartomer – Arkema Group
• Mike Sajdak, INX Worldwide
• Craig Bushman, Multi-Shade Company
• Oliver Hamann, Miltec
• Adrian Lungu, DuPont

Save the info for the 2025 RadTech UV+EB Know-how & Convention in Detroit, Michigan, from Could 18-21.

Xometry Broadcasts Appointment of President & New CMO

International AI-powered manufacturing companies market Xometry introduced that it has appointed Sanjeev Singh Sahni as President. On this newly created function, he’ll report back to CEO Randy Altschuler. Sahni, who says he’s “been following Xometry’s ascent for a while now,” was previously the Vice President of B2B E-Commerce and Head of B2B & B2C Gross sales at Wayfair. So he has a major observe document with buyer expertise, operations, provide chain administration, and product and expertise improvement, in addition to expertise with deploying automation, AI, and machine studying. As President, he’ll work to assist Xometry drive its international development, scale, and working efficiencies by overseeing the corporate’s Operations, Know-how, Product, and Folks groups.

Stephany Verstraete

However that’s not the one new rent information from Xometry: the corporate has additionally simply introduced the appointment of Stephany Verstraete as its Chief Advertising and marketing Officer (CMO). She has loads of expertise in constructing and scaling companies, groups, and types throughout the healthcare, client expertise, and e-commerce sectors. Previously, she held senior roles at Expedia Group, Match.com, and PepsiCo, the place she centered on model constructing, efficiency advertising, product expertise and go-to-market technique. Instantly previous to becoming a member of the workforce at Xometry, Verstraete was Chief Advertising and marketing and Engagement Officer at Teladoc Well being, the place she was instrumental in scaling the corporate’s income. As CMO for Xometry, she will probably be overseeing advertising, communications, and buyer expertise features to order to construct the corporate’s manufacturers, drive worthwhile development, and enhance the client expertise.

Michelle Sidwell Rejoins Velo3D as Chief Income Officer

Michelle Sidwell

In our final little bit of enterprise information, Velo3D introduced that Michelle Sidwell has rejoined the steel AM firm as Chief Income Officer. Sidwell, who has greater than 20 years of expertise in expertise gross sales and management positions, was first employed as Government Vice President of Gross sales in September of 2023 as a part of a gross sales construction overhaul. She was there for about one 12 months, after which spent a quick time as Head of Income at Loop earlier than rejoining the workforce at Velo3D to assist obtain its new company imaginative and prescient. Like so many others within the business, the corporate has been having a robust time, first leaving the NYSE for an over-the-counter market, decreasing its workforce to streamline operations, and eventually coming into right into a Forbearance Settlement with its collectors. As Chief Income Officer, Sidwell will lead Velo3D’s gross sales, advertising, and customer support groups throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, and oversee its enterprise improvement workforce. Along with her guiding the corporate’s new go-to-market gross sales technique and supporting its development goals, hopefully issues will begin turning round for Velo3D.

“We’re thrilled to have Michelle rejoin the corporate and are assured that her wealth of data and former Velo3D expertise will probably be vital to the profitable execution of our new go-to-market technique as we glance to increase our management place in additive manufacturing. She brings in depth expertise launching new merchandise into market, streamlining gross sales processes, rising income, and dealing with prospects to seek out options by leveraging Velo3D’s business main expertise to handle their most important, excessive worth steel half manufacturing wants,” stated Velo3D CEO Arun Jeldi.

Sandvik’s Osprey Line Reaches 50 Years of Manufacturing

A protracted-time main producer of gas-atomized steel powder for superior manufacturing processes like steel injection molding (MIM) and AM, Sandvik introduced an thrilling milestone: it’s celebrating 50 years of producing of the Osprey line of steel powder merchandise at its UK website in Neath. The Osprey vary of steel powders is the widest available on the market, that includes over 2,000 totally different alloys in nice and mid-fraction sizes. The corporate’s unit in Neath has grown rather a lot over the previous 5 a long time, utilizing Sandvik’s proprietary atomizing expertise to change into a prime producer of gas-atomized steel powders and Managed Growth (CE) alloys. Sandvik, which additionally offers additive manufacturing advisory and manufacturing companies, is a part of the bigger Sandvik Group, and this milestone is a superb spotlight of its capability to ship supplies and elements to demanding industries.

“This milestone is a testomony to the dedication, onerous work, and innovation of all workers, companions, and prospects who’ve been a part of the journey. It demonstrates Sandvik’s long-term expertise that makes us a trusted accomplice for patrons in areas resembling Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Metallic Injection Moulding (MIM), and throughout a variety of demanding industries,” stated Andrew Coleman, VP Enterprise unit Additive Manufacturing at Sandvik.

LEHVOSS Launches LUVOPRINT Materials Line for FGF 3D Printing

Part printed with LUVOPRINT eco PC/ABS 2848 BK

The LEHVOSS Group, which operates beneath the administration of guardian firm Lehmann&Voss&Co., is made up of a number of chemical corporations that develop, create, and market particular supplies for quite a lot of industrial shoppers. It’s simply introduced the launch of LUVOPRINT by LEHVOSS, a devoted product line of supplies for fused granulate fabrication (FGF) 3D printing. Slightly than filaments or powders, FGF makes use of granules as print feedstock. The high-performance, cost-effective supplies within the new LUVOPRINT line have been engineered particularly for making molds, elements, jigs, and fixtures in a variety of demanding functions. This vary consists of supplies to make molds for curing composites in autoclaves beneath excessive stress and temperature, and supplies for structural functions beneath ambient circumstances. LUVOPRINT supplies have been optimized for the FGF 3D printing course of, and have undergone in depth testing on widespread industrial 3D printers; moreover, their efficiency in a number of functions has been efficiently demonstrated.

At the moment, the portfolio consists of the next grades:

• LUVOPRINT eco PC/ABS GF 2848 BK, glorious dimensional stability and processability
• LUVOPRINT eco PA6 GF 2849 BK, excessive influence resistance and elevated abrasion and put on resistance
• LUVOPRINT eco PPS GF 2850 BK, flame retardant and excessive chemical resistance
• LUVOPRINT PESU GF 50954 NT, flame retardant, excessive thermal stability, and excessive mechanical energy

LEHVOSS is frequently increasing the brand new LUVOPRINT line, with extra grades at the moment being examined.